RCW 68.50.108 Autopsies, postmortems—Consent to embalm or cremate body—Time limitation. (Effective until May 1, 2020.)
No dead body upon which the coroner, or prosecuting attorney, if there be no coroner in the county, may perform an autopsy or postmortem, shall be embalmed or cremated without the consent of the coroner having jurisdiction, and failure to obtain such consent shall be a misdemeanor: PROVIDED, That such autopsy or postmortem must be performed within five days, unless the coroner shall obtain an order from the superior court extending such time.
[ 1953 c 188 § 8. Formerly RCW 68.08.108.]
RCW 68.50.108
Autopsies, postmortems—Consent to embalm, cremate body, or make final disposition—Time limitation. (Effective May 1, 2020.)
No dead body upon which the coroner, or prosecuting attorney, if there is not a coroner in the county, may perform an autopsy or postmortem, may be embalmed or make final disposition without the consent of the coroner having jurisdiction. Failure to obtain such consent is a misdemeanor. However, such autopsy or postmortem must be performed within five days, unless the coroner obtains an order from the superior court extending such time.
[ 2019 c 432 § 19; 1953 c 188 § 8. Formerly RCW 68.08.108.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 432: See note following RCW 68.05.175.
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